Atlanta Parks & Zoos

Atlanta Botanical Garden
Step into a world of magic and serenity at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, where new additions like the Fuqua Orchid Center treat visitors to a rare collection of high-elevation orchids never before grown in the southeast.

Centennial Olympic Park
Built for the 1996 Summer Olympic Games, this public park offers weekly free concerts, a dancing water fountain for the kids and a memorial quilt in remembrance of the victims of the 1996 Olympic bombing.

Piedmont Park
This 185-acre park, home to the Atlanta Botanical Gardens and to summer festivals, is also popular with joggers.

Stone Mountain Park
Located on 3,200 acres of natural beauty, Stone Mountain Park features a wide variety of fun family activities and things to do in the Atlanta, Georgia area.

Zoo Atlanta
This extraordinary zoo, one of the oldest in the U.S., underwent a multi-million dollar renovation in the 1980s and is still expanding. Its landscaping replicates the natural habitats of the numerous animals, some of which are endangered species. Two panda bears from China delight the crowds, and groups of gorillas separated by moats do their own share of entertaining.

World of Coca-Cola
A popular Atlanta attraction, this tribute to the world-famous soft drink, born a century ago in a local Atlanta pharmacy, fills three stories with everything you ever wanted to know about Coca-Cola. A spectacular collection of memorabilia, entertaining, hands-on exhibits and video presentations as well as unlimited samples in many flavors await you.

Underground Atlanta
The South’s romantic past and vibrant culture flicker in lamplight. From humble roots as “Standing Peachtree”, a thriving Creek Indian Village and Trading Post, to a triumphant rise from the ashes after the Civil War, the Phoenix City’s storied past is uncovered here. A bustling new community emerged at the crossroads, a town which would come to bear the names Terminus, Thrasherville, Marthasville and finally Atlanta! Go beneath the streets of a bustling downtown, to the heart of a great American city. Underground Atlanta is at the center of it all.

Sun Dial View
“Atlanta’s Best View of Atlanta” becomes evident on a glass elevator ride leading to a city-wide panorama with telescopes and history displays of six of Atlanta’s major corporations and educational institutions.

CNN Center / Studio Tour
Home to the world's first and largest 24-hour news network, the CNN Center features a Studio Tour that treats visitors to a behind-the scenes look at the live newsrooms in action. The tour features history and trivia as well as interactive exhibits that put visitors in the control room and at the anchor desk of their own television newscast.

Fox Theatre
Recently restored to its original gilded look of the 1920s, the Fox Theatre features "Mighty Mo," a classic Moller organ with over 3,600 pipes. The lavish theatre currently hosts Broadway musicals, comedy shows and dance companies throughout the year.

Center for Puppetry Arts
See puppets from around the world, attend puppet-making workshops and explore an interactive museum. Elaborate performances, which include original dramatic works and classics adapted for the museum theater, are presented by professional puppeteers -- youngsters and adults alike are spellbound